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du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2013 #1
I find it disgusting, bringing children into a political fight. We have no idea why that family msanthrope Mar 2013 #12
Thank you jehop61 Mar 2013 #34
Have you noticed that NOT ONE POSTER wants to talk about her kid in public school? Not one. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #60
Why is she depriving any of her children of the wonderful Bush NCLB sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #270
Actually, it DOES. It is exactly the *heart* of the matter. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 #85
Okay--she's got one kid in public schools, and one in private. So, her policies would msanthrope Mar 2013 #90
I didn't say or was or wasn't useful. I said it was *pertinent*. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 #111
Yes, it does. I can't think of a more fitting example of "Do as I say, not as I do" hatrack Mar 2013 #263
If she is advocating where others send their children, then she rhett o rick Mar 2013 #46
She's got one in public, one in private, according to the link. How does that make her a hypocrite? msanthrope Mar 2013 #54
If you dont see it, then I doubt you are willing to listen to an explanation. If you support her rhett o rick Mar 2013 #76
I have no support for Michelle Rhee, but I think bringing her kids into this discussion msanthrope Mar 2013 #79
Bringing America's children into a money making racket which is what she does, is sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #165
Ahem--one child is in public school, one in private. And she doesn't hold public office. msanthrope Mar 2013 #171
She may not hold public office, but she has the ear of a great number who do. kcass1954 Mar 2013 #235
How do you avoid it HelenWheels Mar 2013 #50
She's got one in public, one in private, according to the link. So is it that she hates one, likes msanthrope Mar 2013 #55
This doesn't say *anything* about her kids. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #51
She's got one in public, one in private, according to the link. So what does that say? nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #57
My guess would be the younger daughter isn't old enough for the 5 - 12 private school, yet. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #68
Why do you presume the public school is second rate? And why do you presume Nashville msanthrope Mar 2013 #71
I'm not making that presumption. I'd actually bet the kid's enrolled in a totally OK school. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #73
Well, you are the one who used the term "second-rate" education. Why even bring the kids into this- msanthrope Mar 2013 #88
Comparing apples to apples, I said it wouldn't seem fair to send them to different high schools. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #96
Well, that's ultimately a decision that family gets to make. Your 2nd paragraph underscores a great msanthrope Mar 2013 #107
The kids aren't 'the focus' -- that's your meme -- and *w h a t* question? mojowork_n Mar 2013 #117
Why does Rhee think the public schools are second rate? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #169
Obviously she doesn't--she has a child in public school in Nashville. Facts are good. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #172
So... You are free to declare why she has one child in public school Orrex Mar 2013 #175
I come by this information from the OP--read the links!! Rhee said one kid was in public school, an msanthrope Mar 2013 #177
Where did you come by your assumption that her child has special needs? Orrex Mar 2013 #182
Orrex, I never asserted or assumed that her child is 'special needs.' My kid is. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #185
Well... Orrex Mar 2013 #189
I didn't realize I was giving that impression and for that I'm sorry. msanthrope Mar 2013 #195
The OP does not link to Rhee saying one of her children is in PS. This is what sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #193
I'm sorry you are having trouble reading Ms. Ravitch's blog. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #201
I'm sorry to see you defending Rhee, a known enemy of the Public Schools. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #204
I was sent to public school while my brother was sent to private school Dorian Gray Mar 2013 #252
Does she, then why won't she say so? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #183
Hey, aren't you brining the "other" public school kid in to your political argument? Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #81
Dude--it's in the links provided by the OP. I say keep the kids out of it altogether. But be msanthrope Mar 2013 #83
Leave thet kid out of it!!!! Don't discuss that child!!!! Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #84
Take a breath, maake the cupcake calm down! nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #95
It's an Angry Attack Muffin. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2013 #98
I love Angry Attack Muffin!! We should have more bakery product avatars in general!. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #109
Forget the kids. They're not "brought in to it." But what about that husband? mojowork_n Mar 2013 #86
Isn't he a lawyer? nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #126
But you haven't demanded that Rhee keep the rest of our children 'out of it' have you? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #223
Not only that but making assumptions about the reasons why the child sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #266
It makes no sense to talk of schools without talking about children. bemildred Mar 2013 #78
Well, she's got one in public schools, and one in private. So, if you critique her on that, you've msanthrope Mar 2013 #82
I said it is relevant. She is a public figure, in this area. bemildred Mar 2013 #89
Okay--so what's the relvancy of her having a kid in public, a kid in private schools? Instead of msanthrope Mar 2013 #93
It is relevant because she is not following her own advice. bemildred Mar 2013 #102
I would ususally agree with you; however, emsimon33 Mar 2013 #103
She has one kid in public, one in private. Read the links. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #106
I think the father has some say-so in this. Isn't the private school attendee there to be with him? freshwest Mar 2013 #260
I agree, but considering the author of the OP, I'm not surprised...nt SidDithers Mar 2013 #123
Note how the OP didn't state that one kid was in public, one in private? msanthrope Mar 2013 #125
The author of the OP is one of DU's finest. That was a blatant insult, Sid. madfloridian Mar 2013 #241
"one of DU's finest"... SidDithers Mar 2013 #242
Unbelievable. madfloridian Mar 2013 #245
How can they be missed if they're still here?... SidDithers Mar 2013 #250
I believe you got the country wrong. KamaAina Mar 2013 #255
Oh shit. You're right!!... SidDithers Mar 2013 #258
If that is how you feel then Rhee has no business Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #144
Destroying the public school system, stealing funds intended for children sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #160
Yeah well, the NRA thought making a commercial about the Obama girls schpooling was appropriate, so msanthrope Mar 2013 #168
So you're a Rhee supporter then? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #174
I've already answered that on this thread. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #181
What have you answered? That the Far Right hates Diane Ravitch? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #184
Oh, lordy--it would help if you read the thread. And I do not answer your questions. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #186
Strawman. Nobody posted anything in support of Rhee. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #216
Who is 'outing the children of political opponents'? sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #222
Not in the slightest. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #225
All she had to do was say 'my children are in private and/or public school. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #231
I don't think it's a deflection. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #232
She wasn't asked to name schools. So it is a strawman to pretend that she sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #233
I don't construct strawmen, so careful where you wave that insinuation around. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #236
Neither do I, but that didn't stop you from accusing me of doing so. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #267
Oh please. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #268
No one brought children sulphurdunn Mar 2013 #179
disgusting or not... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #254
Public schools are not free Alcibiades Mar 2013 #261
Very true. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #271
Funny thing...in Hawaii public school teachers tend to send their kids to private school, dkf Mar 2013 #2
yeah, cause they're all getting so rich on those big union salaries!!! wheee!!!!!!!! HiPointDem Mar 2013 #3
It's not true, especially when the entire state is a school district. duffyduff Mar 2013 #155
Here's how think tanks like Heartland get those seemingly high results: They include administration HiPointDem Mar 2013 #220
Huh? trumad Mar 2013 #4
According to this 45% of public school teachers manage to do it... dkf Mar 2013 #5
so your 'source' is a 1995 article from the conservative "Heartland Institute" propaganda tank, HiPointDem Mar 2013 #7
My sister works in the schools and she confirms that it is pretty noticeable. dkf Mar 2013 #16
So your sister is the new source? trumad Mar 2013 #19
Sometimes it's pretty obvious too. dkf Mar 2013 #29
Well I have an Anglo influence in my family trumad Mar 2013 #44
But you don't tell other posters the entire state is a school district duffyduff Mar 2013 #150
I have never met a public school teacher who sent their kids to private schools. duffyduff Mar 2013 #145
hmm...I know plenty. onpatrol98 Mar 2013 #276
oh, well, if your sister says so....say no more. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #22
When the Superintendent and the director of the BOE both send their kids to Iolani... dkf Mar 2013 #31
Why am I not surprised? duffyduff Mar 2013 #143
Wow--- trumad Mar 2013 #10
Another b.s. talking point. duffyduff Mar 2013 #139
According to that, nearly one-third of everyone on O'ahu manages to do it. KamaAina Mar 2013 #211
The way they collect those bogus statistics is by including administrators in the tally. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #248
Actually, dkf's claim makes sense for a number of reasons. Divernan Mar 2013 #41
It makes no sense... trumad Mar 2013 #45
They can and they do - financial aid and personal sacrifice. Divernan Mar 2013 #47
They can and they do? trumad Mar 2013 #97
DC (28%);Baltimore(35%);Phillie(44%);Chicago(41%)teachers w/kids in private schools Divernan Mar 2013 #113
Washington Times is NOT a reliable source and inner city school districts aren't representative duffyduff Mar 2013 #152
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #161
The Washington Times is an unreliable source for just about anything. They were sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #200
The Wash.Times study was in 2004, and the teachers' union has not refuted it. Divernan Mar 2013 #215
How much do public schools in Hawaii cost? hughee99 Mar 2013 #64
You make a good point. Divernan Mar 2013 #91
Both her kids went to the public HS in Austin. n/t alp227 Mar 2013 #138
I didn't know that... hughee99 Mar 2013 #147
I'm a public school teacher. My kids go to private school. nessa Mar 2013 #114
Show me the stats? trumad Mar 2013 #129
I ALL READY SHOWED YOU THE STATS 30 MINUTES AGO! IN THIS VERY THREAD! Divernan Mar 2013 #137
I don't know of ANY public school teachers I ever worked with duffyduff Mar 2013 #141
To quote another poster, show us the stats. Divernan Mar 2013 #151
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #164
Hawai'i, particularly O'ahu, is a special case KamaAina Mar 2013 #257
Baloney. It's a pack of lies, just like dkf's garbage about Social Security. n/t duffyduff Mar 2013 #140
The focus should be on IMPROVING public schools Divernan Mar 2013 #127
Actually I think teachers do go on strike timdog44 Mar 2013 #187
Thanks for a courteous and thoughtful response. Divernan Mar 2013 #203
Yeah, teachers unions don't give a fig about class size, do they? lolly Mar 2013 #192
Where have you been? gollygee Mar 2013 #198
It's frustrating that you distorted what I wrote. Divernan Mar 2013 #212
NAEP reteachinwi Mar 2013 #262
Thanks for posting those findings. Divernan Mar 2013 #265
This assertion is unsubstantiated. Can you cite evidence? reteachinwi Mar 2013 #253
Keep digging, dkf. duffyduff Mar 2013 #154
It makes sense that they'd do it jmowreader Mar 2013 #158
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2013 #162
hOME SK00LED blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #6
Huffman got admitted to law school with only a teaching degree as preparation Kolesar Mar 2013 #8
he didn't have a teaching degree. he had an english lit degree. but from swathmore. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #9
My old boss majored in English lit and minored in sarcasm Kolesar Mar 2013 #13
It's common for people to go to law school after graduating from college enough Mar 2013 #15
My brother could not get admitted with a criminal justice degree Kolesar Mar 2013 #17
I went to law school with a BA in History and Languages, a teaching msanthrope Mar 2013 #24
A college degree with a great GPA, and great LSAT scores, DevonRex Mar 2013 #214
You know those General Education requirements that everyone hates and calls useless. JVS Mar 2013 #249
Disgusting, bringing a person's minor children into a political fight. Absolutely revolting. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #11
Not revolting. Relevant alarimer Mar 2013 #14
are the obama's hypocrites? ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2013 #20
My daughter goes to a religious school that accommodates her disability...the msanthrope Mar 2013 #25
I think it's disgusting when a family's only "option" is to have to pay money to go to a religious Brickbat Mar 2013 #28
Having worked in said district, I can tell you I wasn't surprised when my msanthrope Mar 2013 #33
then bitch at the OP... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2013 #38
I note that not a single poster has addressed the fact that one kid is in public school, one in msanthrope Mar 2013 #63
I think it's disgusting when someone like Rhee interferes with the decisions sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #197
I do not answer your questions anymore, Sabrina, but it is enjoyable to watch you try to pose them. msanthrope Mar 2013 #205
Actually you do answer my questions. sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #209
You must've been missing laundry_queen Mar 2013 #26
i understand that ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2013 #35
Is water wet? roody Mar 2013 #42
You have no idea why those children are at that school. None. People msanthrope Mar 2013 #23
Yes, it does. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #52
Did you miss the point where one child is in public schools, and one in private? I note that no one msanthrope Mar 2013 #59
It also doesn't fit your criticism of the post. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #72
You think there aren't private schools in Nashville that teach 4th grade and below? My critique is msanthrope Mar 2013 #77
Oh, come on already. Are you paid by the word? Done wasting time w/you. mojowork_n Mar 2013 #100
what difference does that make ? olddots Mar 2013 #159
I don't see this as, "bringing the children into it." The line of criticism here is entirely about Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #230
Agreed. Totally relevant. laundry_queen Mar 2013 #27
One kid's in private, one in public. How is that relevant? nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #74
Are you unable to understand the first 4 words of that sentence? (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #130
But then not all kids can go to private school treestar Mar 2013 #75
False analogy lolly Mar 2013 #194
Private schools are going to be better than public schools treestar Mar 2013 #240
Baloney Orrex Mar 2013 #30
Agree mtasselin Mar 2013 #32
She's divorced. Are you sure she even makes that decision? Further, you have msanthrope Mar 2013 #36
Pointing out hypocrisy is a democratic virtue Orrex Mar 2013 #39
How is she hypocritical? Once child is in public schools, one in private. You have no idea what msanthrope Mar 2013 #53
She is harming millions of children. Orrex Mar 2013 #62
Well, don't facts bring an interesting change to your argument? Now you aren't concerned about msanthrope Mar 2013 #67
Uh... What? Orrex Mar 2013 #80
She's got a kid in public school. So that kid isn't 'protected.' And you have no idea why one msanthrope Mar 2013 #104
It's an elite college prep school Orrex Mar 2013 #110
How is that relevant? n/t kurtzapril4 Mar 2013 #243
+1 Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #69
Nailed it, orrex. Thanks. n/t truth2power Mar 2013 #43
What did he nail? He forgot that one kid is in private school, one in public. It kinda blows his msanthrope Mar 2013 #61
I know that you'd like to think that Orrex Mar 2013 #99
Orrex, my special needs child is in private school because her public school district cannot msanthrope Mar 2013 #112
You are assuming that her child has special needs. Why? Orrex Mar 2013 #118
I find your suggestion disgusting---and let me tell you why. Her child's private needs, regardless msanthrope Mar 2013 #121
You are free to advocate for her Orrex Mar 2013 #122
I don't have to offer any refutation to the idea that a child must have their privacy violated msanthrope Mar 2013 #148
Nice try Orrex Mar 2013 #156
If you can't 'win' a debate without involving people's minor children, you've lost. If this is what msanthrope Mar 2013 #163
I'm increasingly convinced that you aren't reading what people are posting Orrex Mar 2013 #167
Ms. Ravitch chose to reveal the name of the school where one child goes. msanthrope Mar 2013 #176
The school's name and the name of Rhee's elder daughter are available online Orrex Mar 2013 #180
There was no debate here. There was one person providing facts and another sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #207
If the special needs thing is true, it's probably the other way around KamaAina Mar 2013 #210
I don't get this, in NY all special education is paid for/provided by public funding Progressive dog Mar 2013 #119
I'm in PA. But NY state parents will tell you the same thing--you can't make teachers accomodate msanthrope Mar 2013 #124
I am in NY and a teacher in private school and have worked with many sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #213
This: truth2power Mar 2013 #146
She has one kid in public, one in private. So she talks half the talk and msanthrope Mar 2013 #157
Her kids ARE part of her policy, IMO. YMMV, as I see it does. n/t truth2power Mar 2013 #246
Double baloney HelenWheels Mar 2013 #49
She's got one in public, one in private, according to the link. So how is she hypocritical? nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #58
Not entirely sure I agree. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #218
-1 JVS Mar 2013 #272
i knew she ws a scammer way back when she was here in DC RedstDem Mar 2013 #18
K&R. Brickbat Mar 2013 #21
Thank you. The woman's a phony: The 1% making the rules for the 99%! mountain grammy Mar 2013 #37
On a similar note, my parents wanted me to attend a private school that required a 30+ minute no_hypocrisy Mar 2013 #40
Where do Michelle Rhee's children go to school? Glad you asked.... MyTwoSense Mar 2013 #48
The OP makes it sound like both attend Harpeth, And posters here should ask themselves why. nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #70
How old are Rhee's children? Orrex Mar 2013 #105
Because Nashville has no private schools that teach the 4th and below? nt msanthrope Mar 2013 #116
K&R Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #56
K&R n/t Greybnk48 Mar 2013 #65
I can see some wriggle room here treestar Mar 2013 #66
The promotional literature on Harpeth contradicts much of what she wants in public schools lolly Mar 2013 #196
Then that's the argument treestar Mar 2013 #238
Con artist Blecht Mar 2013 #87
Looks like you touched a soft spot. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 #92
Excellent point... Why isn't this Education reformer fighting for smaller class sized? midnight Mar 2013 #94
You don't have to support Michelle Rhee to say that I would also send my kids to this or one like Pisces Mar 2013 #101
No one is attacking her children jeff47 Mar 2013 #131
^^This Orrex Mar 2013 #132
I don't agree with this argument. Her reforms may be a beginning. But I don't think she or Pisces Mar 2013 #133
You'd have a point, if that's how she described her reforms jeff47 Mar 2013 #135
^^ THIS!!! ^^ is spot on. n/t SomeGuyInEagan Mar 2013 #149
^^^^^^^^^^^^DOUBLE THIS!!!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lolly Mar 2013 #199
Her reforms are based on fraud. midnight Mar 2013 #178
No one is attacking her for her that. What she is being criticized for is that sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #217
Recommend jsr Mar 2013 #108
Rahm Emmuel pulling the same shit in Chicago w/his kids in elite private school. Divernan Mar 2013 #115
That's not correct. Duncan and Obama BOTH sent their children there. duffyduff Mar 2013 #142
Do you ever provide a link? Divernan Mar 2013 #219
arne duncan went to the u of chicago lab school. he sends his kids to virginia public schools, but HiPointDem Mar 2013 #226
Holy crap. blackspade Mar 2013 #120
In my opinion, it's just as much about connections as it is education... KansDem Mar 2013 #128
Most definitely. It's really about *CLASS*. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2013 #134
That is the point, but the usual suspects want to claim all of these public school teachers, duffyduff Mar 2013 #153
We have a winner! DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #173
The Blue Jersey covers any sin. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #136
This kis NOT about her children for crying out loud DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #166
Why are you attacking her children? Orrex Mar 2013 #170
I think it's relevant because she's intentionally misrepresenting herself gollygee Mar 2013 #188
The best schools the nation has to offer. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #190
funny how that works out eh ? iamthebandfanman Mar 2013 #191
You forgot the last step-- lolly Mar 2013 #202
Thanks for this... Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #206
Can we get some vouchers up in this shit? n/t moondust Mar 2013 #208
My turn to hijack this thread. hay rick Mar 2013 #221
oops. my excuse is, i didn't attend an ivy! just a dumb prole! HiPointDem Mar 2013 #224
I think we should spend hundreds of posts complaining that the OP is too long. jeff47 Mar 2013 #228
Paid for with our swindled tax dollars. n/t Orsino Mar 2013 #227
K&R Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 #229
K&R SunSeeker Mar 2013 #234
Performance-based incentives for teachers, and increased options for parents michigandem58 Mar 2013 #237
Reform is becoming fairly mainstream in the Democratic party"... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #244
Even after the concerted effort of team blue to derail this, you're top of the greatest page! Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #239
Is she allowed to have children? LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #247
Proud to be Rec 99. Prouder still to be a person who despises Rhee. Stinky The Clown Mar 2013 #251
Like Chris Christie in New Jersey tilsammans Mar 2013 #256
I rec'd earlier, glad to give this a kick. Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #259
Damaging the country can be Turbineguy Mar 2013 #264
"The comfort of the rich depends on an abundance of the poor." Voltaire Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #269
Thousands of miles from here, which is odd considering she lives here and is married to the mayor. LeftyMom Mar 2013 #273
I was wondering about that too, but since some of the articles made it sound like she herself HiPointDem Mar 2013 #274
This message was self-deleted by its author proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #275
hubby 2? the perv? wowser. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #277
Well now that I Google it, I don't find anything. proud2BlibKansan Mar 2013 #278
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